When the calendar flips over to June, my thoughts always turn to Father’s Day, which is observed on the third Sunday in June in the United States.
Pokin’ Fun began 50 years ago when I was asked to write a speculative syndicated weekly humor column for the Pensacola News Journal in Florida. I wrote 45 columns, about five hundred words each, in 30 days, to see if I could stand the pace. I sent them to the editor who promptly sent them b…
The Congressional Budget Office has just released its latest projection for the next ten years.
The Congressional Budget Office has just released its latest projection for the next ten years.
In March, the WISD Board voted against a 4-day school week. The community strongly supported our decision. In May, the superintendent presented the board with a new calendar for the 2023/2024 school year for our approval. We assumed the calendar would reflect our decision. We were wrong.
Pokin’ Fun began 50 years ago when I was asked to write a speculative syndicated weekly humor column for the Pensacola News Journal in Florida. I wrote 45 columns, about five hundred words each, in 30 days, to see if I could stand the pace. I sent them to the editor who promptly sent them b…
Recently, Gov. Ron DeSantis sat down with me for a one-hour interview.
Dr. Wallace,
“He’s a strange bird!” That’s the slang expression people used in the past to describe someone who was rather strange-looking or acting.
Thank you for all you’ve done
Seven hours spent meeting on 4-day school week
I need your Medicare guidance because in December, I was rushed to the ER because of kidney failure caused from stage 4 of prostate cancer which has spread to my pelvic bones.
How To Honor Our Officers During National Police Week
When my career was still not unfolding I didn’t realize how Lady Luck was riding shotgun on my journey. My old Daddy used to tell me, “Give a man luck and hockey will do for brains.” Hockey was a term used, in my day, as a more polite word for organic compost they now sell at Tractor Supply. “
Dr. Wallace:
Many of us just celebrated Mother’s Day at the beginning of this week. The Second Sunday in May fell on May 14 this year.
Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy is obviously a long shot presidential candidate, but he’s refreshing. Unlike most politicians, he speaks clearly and seems smart.
When I first arrived at the Wharton Journal-Spectator and the East Bernard Express, I came with the expectation that I would finish my journalism career here.
President Joe Biden and the media are excited about something new: a Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC. It’s a currency like Bitcoin, except controlled by the federal government.
Most Americans don’t think about Westminster Abbey until there is a royal wedding or a Coronation, many of us having just witnessed via television the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. And some may not even think about it then!
When I first arrived at the Wharton Journal-Spectator and the East Bernard Express, I came with the expectation that I would finish my journalism career here.
Mother’s Day celebrations are so full of hearts and flowers and sentimental ideas that sometimes people forget that not every mother receives that kind of love.
Most Americans don’t think about Westminster Abbey until there is a royal wedding or a Coronation, many of us having just witnessed via television the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. And some may not even think about it then!
Dear Toni,
Dear editor,
Young people are now about 95% of my acquaintances. It’s no big deal actually, it’s just that I have outlived so many people who helped me get this far in life.
President Joe Biden has made his bid for a second term official, and the first big news following the announcement is his latest approval rating released by Gallup. It shows Biden’s approval reaching a new low in his presidency – 37%.
I did not write this.
(Editor’s note: This is the 11th part in a series on the history of the Colorado River.)
The overall landscape of our Wharton County has undergone many changes in the past 10-20 years.
There’s a socialist wave in Latin America. Mexico, Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil recently elected leftists.
As a retired pastor, I am often asked to recommend the “best” English translation of the Bible for a confirmation or graduation gift.
One of the few good things that developed as a result of COVID was an annual Cinco de Mayo celebration with my friends. Not that we need an excuse to get together to drink margaritas and eat Mexican food, but it’s much more fun if you’re celebrating something.
Hillary Clinton writes in The New York Times that Republican insistence to link any increase in the nation’s debt ceiling to spending control and cuts threatens our national security.
Dear Toni,
Yogi Berra once said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
Some schools are ditching traditional grading.
Mark your calendars as Alamo Lumber Company and Jetstream RV Community have set their ribbon cutting ceremonies with the Wharton Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture.
There are serious problems with leadership in the Wharton Independent School District.
Dear editor,
Dear editor,
Because the high pollen count plays havoc with my allergies, and violent weather, including tornadoes, arrive with springtime, spring is not exactly my favorite season. For those reasons only.
We recently had to replace our dishwasher. The dishes were not dry when the cycle ended. I was drying each dish with a dish towel after they were washed. Sort of defeats the purpose of a dishwasher I kept thinking.
When it comes to criticizing the powerful or politically connected, the First Amendment protects the little guy.
I consider Wharton County my home. I lived in that rich, fertile land for half a century and loved every minute of it.
Earth Day is Saturday! Hooray?
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